I'm back! My vacation was great. Was good to really get a change of scenery after so many months. I packed my prescription pain killers that I hadn't used in quite some time just in case.
I had sciatic pain once I got onto the cruise (I suppose it was the travel)... But I discovered I hadn't packed them after all.
I don't know why I had this pain nearly the entire trip, but I pretty much popped Aleve like it was candy. Perhaps it was the fact that I was constantly walking around taking pictures. (got a new lens) But I don't believe my sciatic pain is induced by walking. The pain goes up beside my hamstring and into my buttock. I just think I'm getting over some aggravation to it during surgery.
My feet did swell each night, Aleve helps with inflammation.
What kept me going was the photography! There were many christian entertainers on this cruise, so they became my subjects.
Oh, my Pedicure! My first evening on the cruise, I went up to the spa and booked an AM pedicure appointment for the following morning— my birthday, yay! It was a great experience!
Preeeetty. ;o)
My quick recap is that I get better each month. And that I'm working on the range of movement of my big toe on my Brachy foot.
**I didn't realize this, but because I had Brachy on the same foot, my bunionectomy DID NOT get the post-op attention it needed to regain my mobility there. With Brachy you don't do anything with your foot for at least 3 months... this actually harmed the mobility in the joint of my big toe. Normally you'd be working on it about 3 weeks post-op. ;o/
So my left big toe is much stiffer than my right. But what's done is done and I just work at it as best I can now. ;o)
Not in heels yet. Not sure if I will ever go back to really high heels actually. It's been a warm Autumn, so I still do flip-flops! ;o)
Tootles!
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